Sale reports / South Dakota / St. Onge Livestock / 2020-08-28

St. Onge Livestock

Name: St. Onge Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-28

Feeder Cattle · St. Onge, South Dakota · Fri, Aug 28

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2019

← Aug 14Aug 28Sep 4 →

Receipts

1,849 head

▲ 511 vs last sale 1,338▲ 616 vs year ago 1,233 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder Steers, in most weights, were steady in a narrow comparison with the exception of the 800 - 850 pounds that were lower by 3.00. Feeder Heifers in the 850 - 900 pounds were lower by 4.00, all other weights were unevenly steady. The demand on the part of the buyers was good in a moderate to active market. Buyers discounting open heifers that could not be guaranteed. Flesh conditions of steers and heifers were inconsistent today but with majority green and framy. Next yearling and fall calf special is Sept 4, 2020.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.82/cwt on 973 head.

Average price

$130.82

973 head · 798 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$9.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	809	133.19	1,077	727
Medium and Large 1-2	767	123.80	949	246

One grade step is worth $9.39/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale973 hd

130.82

—

SD average8 barns · 6,392 hd

133.79

−2.97

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

27 lots · USDA AMS · St. Onge Livestock Auction - St. Onge, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	785	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	981	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	152.28/cwt	143.50–157.00	1,019	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	951	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	147.54/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,061	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	141.39/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,118	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	142.93/cwt	137.50–144.25	1,178	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	129.66/cwt	125.50–136.00	1,158	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	119.93/cwt	117.50–130.00	1,094	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,209	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	133.45/cwt	128.25–134.75	1,292	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,236	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	140.44/cwt	132.00–144.00	826	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	916	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	138.42/cwt	130.00–142.00	933	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	772	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	136.62/cwt	135.50–137.75	1,010	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	126.61/cwt	121.00–131.50	960	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	135.46/cwt	133.00–136.25	1,051	272
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	132.85/cwt	128.50–134.25	1,093	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,041	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	127.61/cwt	127.50–127.75	1,111	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	129.42/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,130	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	127.66/cwt	126.75–128.25	1,166	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	124.92/cwt	124.50–125.50	1,219	34

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

St. Onge Livestock Auction - St. Onge, SD

Fri Aug 28, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 1,849Last week 1,338Year ago 1,233

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	143.50	143.50
26	—	588	132.00–144.00	140.44
28	—	739	135.50–137.75	136.62
34	—	976	124.50–125.50	124.92
41	—	674	130.00–142.00	138.42
77	—	873	129.00–130.00	129.42
97	—	913	126.75–128.25	127.66
148	—	823	128.50–134.25	132.85
272	—	776	133.00–136.25	135.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	871	127.50–127.75	127.61
121	—	758	121.00–131.50	126.61
16	—	625	126.00	126.00
18	—	828	125.75	125.75
43	—	702	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	893	125.50–136.00	129.66
40	—	941	128.50	128.50
75	—	968	128.25–134.75	133.45
205	—	824	137.50–144.25	142.93
6	—	595	157.00	157.00
14	—	617	159.00	159.00
18	—	791	141.00–141.50	141.39
21	—	669	143.50–157.00	152.28
146	—	719	140.00–157.50	147.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	125.50	125.50
14	—	569	138.00	138.00
17	—	684	139.00	139.00
31	—	912	117.50–130.00	119.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.